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<blockquote data-quote="steptoe" data-source="post: 135394" data-attributes="member: 8928"><p>You will struggle to get any decent lens for a maximum of £80, even 2nd hand. Especially if you want AF-S and VR on the lens. Realistically though, in my view, your looking at at least £200 for a lens that you are looking for</p><p></p><p>But, saying that looking on ebay there is quite a selection of lens that are 28-270mm or 70-300mm either Tamron or Sigma with AF-S/VR for less than £150 2nd hand. There are also quite a few Tamron 70-300mm MACRO lenses, I nearly got caught out with that one, until I searched for ZOOM lenses and the prices then doubled</p><p></p><p></p><p>Save a bit more money and go for a much better lens, you won't regret that extra time waiting or paying that bit more. I bought a Nikon 55mm-200mm for about £150 off Amazon UK to go with the standard 18mm-55mm I also bought at the same time for about £80 as the wife bought me a D3100 last Christmas but bought just the body not aware there was a difference. Both brand new boxed. I'd also like the Nikon 105mm micro/macro lens but that's way out of my budget at the moment at over £600 </p><p></p><p></p><p>This should explain everything you are looking for, and cover all the major lens types and what different lens manufacturers use in their lenses</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikon_F-mount_lenses_with_integrated_autofocus_motors#Lens_nomenclature" target="_blank">List of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you are taking landscapes, and don't have one invest in a tripod and remote shutter cable. It makes it much easier, you can get by on the cheaper tripods but they are very prone to moving when changing camera settings, I know from experience so really need to look at a much better tripod that is a lot more solid. Not ideal if you are taking HDR shots or panoramas</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steptoe, post: 135394, member: 8928"] You will struggle to get any decent lens for a maximum of £80, even 2nd hand. Especially if you want AF-S and VR on the lens. Realistically though, in my view, your looking at at least £200 for a lens that you are looking for But, saying that looking on ebay there is quite a selection of lens that are 28-270mm or 70-300mm either Tamron or Sigma with AF-S/VR for less than £150 2nd hand. There are also quite a few Tamron 70-300mm MACRO lenses, I nearly got caught out with that one, until I searched for ZOOM lenses and the prices then doubled Save a bit more money and go for a much better lens, you won't regret that extra time waiting or paying that bit more. I bought a Nikon 55mm-200mm for about £150 off Amazon UK to go with the standard 18mm-55mm I also bought at the same time for about £80 as the wife bought me a D3100 last Christmas but bought just the body not aware there was a difference. Both brand new boxed. I'd also like the Nikon 105mm micro/macro lens but that's way out of my budget at the moment at over £600 This should explain everything you are looking for, and cover all the major lens types and what different lens manufacturers use in their lenses [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikon_F-mount_lenses_with_integrated_autofocus_motors#Lens_nomenclature"]List of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL] If you are taking landscapes, and don't have one invest in a tripod and remote shutter cable. It makes it much easier, you can get by on the cheaper tripods but they are very prone to moving when changing camera settings, I know from experience so really need to look at a much better tripod that is a lot more solid. Not ideal if you are taking HDR shots or panoramas [/QUOTE]
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